What influences the decision to undergo institutional delivery by skilled birth attendants? A cohort study in rural Andhra Pradesh, India. by Nair, M, Ariana, P, Webster, P

“…High birth order (OR for second birth 0.44; 95% CI 0.32-0.60, OR for third birth 0.47; 95% CI 0.30-0.72 and OR for andandnum;8805;fourth 0.47; 95% CI 0.27-0.81), schedule caste / schedule tribe social background (OR 0.70; 95% CI 0.53-0.93) and poor economic status of the household (OR for the poorest households 0.67; 95% CI 0.46-0.99) were negatively associated with skilled institutional delivery. …”

Risk factors for maternal mortality among 1.9 million women in nine Empowered Action Group states in India: secondary analysis of Annual Health Survey data by Horwood, G, Opondo, C, Choudhury, SS, Rani, A, Nair, M

“…Not having a health scheme and belonging to a scheduled caste or scheduled tribe group were significant risk factors for maternal death with aOR of 2.72 (95% CI 2.41 to 3.07), 1.10 (95% CI 1.02 to 1.18) and 1.43 (95% CI 1.31 to 1.56), respectively. …”

Unsafe abortion and abortion-related death among 1.8 million women in India by Yokoe, R, Rowe, R, Choudhury, S, Rani, A, Zahir, F, Nair, M

“…Factors associated with abortion-related deaths: maternal age 15-19 (aOR: 7.79; 95% CI 2.73 to 22.23), rural residence (aOR: 3.28; 95% CI 1.76 to 6.11), Schedule tribe social group (aOR: 4.06; 95% CI 1.39 to 11.87). …”